Remembered as the best battle royale
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“The best battle royale ever made, simplistic, satisfying, skill based.”
Steam review · 427.9 h played ↗
Z1 Battle Royale
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mixed · 57%Mixed · 57%Daybreak Game Company2018Survival · Battle Royale · FPS
The verdict
A pioneering fast-paced arcade battle royale that is now nearly empty, with bitter memories of Daybreak's mismanagement. Skip it unless you want nostalgia or the fan-run ROTK servers.
Great for
Veteran H1Z1 fans chasing nostalgia, or players trying fan servers like ROTK with friends
Main risk
Almost nobody plays, so you wait ages or land in near-empty matches
What changed in the last 30 days
21 recent reviews
Recent positive reviews credit the fan-run ROTK custom client and private servers with full lobbies and old-style gameplay. Recent negatives still say the official game is dead or buggy.
21 recent reviews
What players love
Fast, chaotic arcade gunplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“Brutal, chaotic, and somehow ridiculously fun.”
Steam review · 631.4 h played ↗
Fun with friends and great memories
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“I have met randoms through this game and still friends with till this day.”
Steam review · 323.5 h played ↗
ROTK fan servers revive it
NEW · LAST 30 DAYSMentioned in ~1 in 38 positive reviews
“It contains full lobbies and it's the best BR out there (again).”
Steam review · 640.9 h played ↗
Runs well on weak PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 75 positive reviews
“very well optimized, runs great on my weak PC even on integrated graphics.”
Steam review · translated · 1.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Devs ruined it with updates and ignored community
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“everything had to be ruined by a company who didn't listen to their community. (Weapons update that ruined movement and gunfeel).”
Steam review · 308.3 h played ↗
Survival game bait and switch, price changes
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Offered the game as a zombie survival. Then out of nowhere, after a year of sales, changed to a battle royale game.”
Steam review · 127 h played ↗
Dead player base, tiny lobbies
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“No one plays this game. you can wait hours for a lobby with one other player.”
Steam review · 1580.9 h played ↗
Bans, cheaters and account problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“I was informed that I had been banned by the game developer.”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
Bugs, hit reg and broken mechanics
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“it's mad buggy and the hit reg is horrible.”
Steam review · 107.8 h played ↗
Won't launch or connect (G15, loading)
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“Cant even play it keep getting code G15.”
Steam review · 3.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported20 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 (64 bit only)
ProcessorIntel i5 Quad-Core
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsnVidia GeForce GTX 460 series or higher
Storage20 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 (64 bit only)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-6600K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2GB / AMD Radeon R7 370 2GB or higher
Storage20 GB available space
OSWindows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 (64 bit only)
ProcessorIntel i5 Quad-Core
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsnVidia GeForce GTX 460 series or higher
Storage20 GB available space
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